Q: Is 162,553,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 162,553,500 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 162,553,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 125 135 150 180 225 250 270 300 375 450 500 540 675 750 900 1,125 1,350 1,500 2,250 2,700 3,375 4,500 6,750 12,041 13,500 24,082 36,123 48,164 60,205 72,246 108,369 120,410 144,492 180,615 216,738 240,820 301,025 325,107 361,230 433,476 541,845 602,050 650,214 722,460 903,075 1,083,690 1,204,100 1,300,428 1,505,125 1,625,535 1,806,150 2,167,380 2,709,225 3,010,250 3,251,070 3,612,300 4,515,375 5,418,450 6,020,500 6,502,140 8,127,675 9,030,750 10,836,900 13,546,125 16,255,350 18,061,500 27,092,250 32,510,700 40,638,375 54,184,500 81,276,750 and 162,553,500, with no remainder.

Since 162,553,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 162,553,500, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).